Meaning

1 senses
  1. Having eyes that appear as though they have retreated back into the sockets, especially as a result or fatigue, ill-health, ageing, trauma, etc.

More definitions
  • characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver

Forms

more sunken-eyed, most sunken-eyed
Comparativemore sunken-eyed Lesson
Superlativemost sunken-eyed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver:deep-eyedhollow-eyed

See also

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